Tag: revision total knee replacement

What is revision total knee replacement? A knee replacement will eventually fail. The majority (90-95%) of knee replacements will last between 15 to 20 years. Knee replacements can fail for a number of reasons, the most common being, infection, aseptic loosening and instability. Fractures around the knee replacement are also becoming more common. Revision knee surgery involves the removal of the failed implant and replacement by a new knee replacement. The revision procedure is more complex than a total knee...